Frank jordan



(No Model.)

P. JQRDAN.

STOPPER LOOK FOR BOTTLES.

Patented Dec. 13, 1892.

coy. vnomuma, WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK JORDAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STOPPER-LOCK FOR B OTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,748, dated December13, 1892.

Application filed March 8, 1892. Serial No. 424,128- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK JORDAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Stopper-Locks for Bottles, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to thedrawings accompanying and forming a part of the same.

My invention is an improved device for attachment to the neck of abottle, jar, demijohn, or the like, and adapted to serve as a secretlocking device for preventing the removal of the stopper and abstractionof the contents of the said bottle or other vessel by unauthorizedpersons or those not acquainted with the secret of the look.

The improvements which form the subject of my invention reside in theassemblage in co-operative relations of a frame or bow provided withmeans for attachingit to the neck of a bottle, a combination-lockcarried by the bow, and a serrated stem or rack-bar carrying a cap orplate for abutting against or covering the stopper and adapted to belocked down or unlocked and raised by the proper and predeterminedalignment or adjustment of the plates comprised in the combinationlock.

The invention further involves improvements in the construction andarrangement of the devices constituting the combinationlock and in thespecial construction whereby the device as a whole is capable of beingreadily attached to any ordinary bottle or, when unlocked, of beingdetached therefrom.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--Figure 1 is a viewin perspective of my 1111- proved stopper-lock appliedto a demi ohn. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the same attachedto a bottle-neck. Fig. 3 is a section of the locking device at rightangles to that of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is an enlarged sectional detail of thelock. Fig. 5 is a View of the part used for securing the lock to theneck of a bottle, the latter being shown in section. Fig. 6 is ahorizontal section of the lock, taken between two-plates. Fig. 7 is aperspectlve view of the collar or device for securing the lock to thebottle-neck, and Fig. 8 is a view of one of the plates or washers of thelook.

A is a plate or disk to which the side bars B B are connected, theseparts forming a frame or bow that supports the operative parts of thedevice. The bars B B extendthrough openings in a cap or cover 0, that isadapted to fit down over a stopper, and these ends are pivotaliyconnected to the collar, by means of which the bow. and its connectedparts are secured to the neck of a bottle or similar receptacle. Thecollar is preferably made in two main parts D and E, as'shown moreclearly in Figs. 5 and 7, the part D being connected to the part E atone end by a link F or similar device, which permits universal movementof the parts D and E with respect to one another, and provided at theother with a hook G, that engages with the rivet or stud H, by which thebar B is secured to the collar. A stud or pin a is set in the said barB, by means of which the hooked end of the part D is held down inengagement with the stud II when the bars B B are in an uprightposition. To the cap 0, which is movable freely along the bars B B, issecured a notched or serrated bar I, that extends up through an openingin the plate A, on which, and in operative combination with the said barI, isacombinationlook, by means of which the rack-bar and cap may belocked in any desired position on the bars B B. Y

The details of the construction of the combination-lock may be varied inmany particulars; but I have devised for the present purpose a cheap,simple, and yet effective lock, which is constructed as follows: K K Kis a series of three or more plates with flanges .ings are narrowed andextended on the side Between these of the serrations in the bar to admita key or plate N with serrations that mesh with those on the rack-bar Iand allow forapla-y or movement of the key away from the rack-barsuflicient to carry it out of engagementtherewith.

The plates K K K" have circular openings of such diameter as topartially cover the narrow ends of the slots in the washers L andprevent the disengagement of the keyNfrom the bar I; but each of saidplates is provided with a notch O, and when all these notches arebrought into alignment over the said slots the key N may be moved backfrom the bar I, unlocking the same.

The parts of the lock are held together by pins or bars P, that extendup through the washers L L and the top and bottom plates A and M.

The device is used and applied as follows: The collar D E is placedaround the neck of the bottle below the shoulder and the end G caused toengage with the stud H. The bow is then turned to bring the cap C overthe mouth of the bottle, in doing which the pin a is carried up over thehooked end of the part D. The rack-bar I is then depressed until the capC is brought down sutliciently close to the stopper to prevent thewithdrawal of the latter, and theplates K K are then turned to break thecombination and force the key N into engagement with the rack-bar,thereby locking the same against movement. To open the bottle, theplates of the lock are set by the aid of distinguishing lines or marksthereon to the proper combination and the rack-bar drawn up. The shapeof the bottle should be such that the movement of the rack-bar forcesback the key into its grooves or seat.

The device above described is applicable to many diiferent shapes andsizes of bottle and requires no special form of stopper. I am aware thatstopper-locking devices are not new and that combination-locks as wellas key-locks have heretofore been employed for this purpose; but in allcases of which I am aware the look was permanently secured to the bottleor the stopper formed a part of the lock.

My improvement is designed to provide a stopper-lock independent of bothbottle and stopper which may be applied to different bottles anddifferent corks or stoppers without change.

What I claim is-- 1. The combination, with a collar embracing the neckof a bottleand a plate connected to the collar by side bars pivotedthereto, of a cover or cap independent of and adapted to fit over thestopper and provided with openings through which the side bars extend, aserrated bar connected With the cap and passin g up through the plate,and a series of plates containing notches, and intermediate washerscontaining slots surrounding the serrated bar, forming therewith acombination -lock, as herein set forth.

2. The combination, with a collar adapted to embrace a bottle-neck, of aplate pivotally connected to the same by side bars and adapted to swingover the cork or mouth of the bottle, a cap or cover movable on saidside bars, a serrated bar or stem connected therewith and passing upthrough the plate, a series of annular plates containing notches, anintermediate series of washers containing slots, and a serrated plate orkey contained in the slots and adapted to be held in engagement with theserrated bar by the annular disks when the notches therein are not inalignment with the slots in the washers, as set forth.

3. The combination, with the plate A and bars B B, pivotally connectedto the neck of a bottle, of the cover 0 and serrated stem passingthrough the plate A, the flanged or recessed annular plates K K K,containing notches O, the intermediate slotted washers L, and theserrated plate or key contained in the slots and engaging with theserrated bar or stem, as set forth.

4. The combination, with the bow or frame carrying the stopper-lock, ofthe collar for embracing the neck of the bottle and to which the ends ofthe bow are pivotally connected, the said collar being composed of twoconnected parts, one provided with a stud or pin, the other formed witha hook adapted to engage therewith and to be locked in such engagementby the how when turned at right angles to the collar, as set forth.

5. The combination, with the bow carrying a locking device and a cap orcover provided with a stem passing through the locking device, of acollar for embracing the neck of a bottle and composed of two partshaving a universal movement with respect to each other, to one of whichthe bow is pivotally connected,one of said parts being provided with astud, the other with a hook for engaging therewith, and a lug on the bowadapted to pass over the hooked portion of the collar and hold the samein engagement with the stud when the bow is at right angles to saidcollar, as set forth.

FRANK JORDAN.

Witnesses:

RoBr. F. GAYLORD, PARKER W. PAGE.

